Herbal medicine, a reliable support in COVID therapy
Autor: | Alice Grigore, Daniel Cord, Radu Albulescu, Cristiana Tanase |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Clinical Biochemistry Immunology Disease Virus Replication 01 natural sciences Pharmacotherapy Phenols Viral entry Lectins Oils Volatile Humans Medicine Immunology and Allergy Intensive care medicine Medicinal plants Clinical Trials as Topic Plants Medicinal Low toxicity Plant Extracts SARS-CoV-2 business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry COVID-19 Saponins Virus Internalization COVID-19 Drug Treatment 0104 chemical sciences Europe Clinical trial Medical Laboratory Technology Action (philosophy) Immune System Plant Preparations business Phytotherapy |
Zdroj: | Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry |
ISSN: | 1532-4230 1532-1819 |
DOI: | 10.1080/15321819.2020.1862867 |
Popis: | At present, specific therapies for COVID-19 are not well established, being certain only that the immune system plays a decisive role in the initiation and progression of the disease. Plants have given and continue to give compounds with great efficiency and low toxicity, some of them being a starting point for extremely effective synthetic substances. Although herbal remedies are used mainly for preventive purposes, there are also guidelines issued by some countries that indicate the use of traditional remedies for different stages of COVID-19 disease.Europe has a long and strong tradition of using medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes, but clinical trials for this type of approach are scarce, compared to Asia. In this regard, a bridge between tradition and science, would have a strong impact on the capacity for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The paper reviews compounds of plant origin that have previously proven effective in counteracting some coronaviruses but also some of their major effects - direct action on virus replicative apparatus (viral entry or replication, action on the viral enzymatic system), collateral action of natural compounds on the immune system and also the contribution of herbal medicine as vaccine adjuvants are tackled. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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